There were a total of 4 dogs in the campsite with us. My two, Lilo and Ronda, and then two poodles belonging to my cousin (they mostly kept to themselves).
My girls set out to exploring the camp, there was no one around, so they had free reign over the entire area, and they loved it!!! Of course Lilo who is notorious for rolling in all things nasty and discusting, found a river otter carcass to roll in, and stunk up the entire camp. Ronda just carried around the bones of the otters foot like it was the best prize in the entire world!!
That night for dinner Matt brought out delicious steaks that he had been marinating in a spice mixture and Sprite for 2 days. He then cooked them over the fire and man were they delicious!!
After dinner, us girls hiked down to the river and dunked Lilo in to try to get rid of the dead otter clinging to her hair, and see a different part of the river. She was quite sad that she had to take a bath, but was a trooper and then tried off by the fire.
The next morning we woke up, had pancakes, baked on the fire by yours truly and set off on our first adventure of the day, fossil hunting 10 km up the road. We found a bunch of small leaf fossils embedded in rock chunks, as well as shells. Matt and Justin took off and started the process of chopping fire wood. We followed suit a few minutes after to help. We loaded up the back of Erics truck, and drove back to camp.
We had macaroni and cheese for lunch, and then headed up Trapper Mountain. 11 km of winding roads later, we reached the top and the views were amazing!!! We brought Ronda up the mountain with us and she was in the lake before I could say "hey Ronda, theres a lake". I had intentionally brought up a new toy for her to fetch.
The Kurgo Skipping Stone - http://www.kurgo.com/dog-toys/skipping-stones/
I tossed the plastic stone into the water a few feet from shore, to make sure it floated, and Ronda brought it back! Wahoo!! The game was on. I tossed it out even further, and she paddled right out to it. The water was freezing!! and Ronda just kept on paddling. The rock wasn't so good at skipping, but it was a good floater, and it fit nicely in Ronda's mouth.
After the guys jumped into the glacial lake, we started back down the mountain. where 5 minutes into the journey, we got a flat tire. 30 minutes later we were back on the road.
For dinner that night we had Tacos in a Bag (or all the things you would put on a regular taco ie ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and cheese) and put it in a small Doritos bag. They were delicious.
We all went to bed early as the fresh air, and activity as relaxing as it was takes a lot out of a human and pup. Ronda was passed out by the fire before any of us, and she jumped into her kennel the first chance she got.
The last day camping we woke up, had eggs and bacon, and packed up camp. When we got home the first thing Ronda did was curl up on her bed and pass out cold, no moving, not even blinking when we called her name. SHE WAS OUT.
We have ore trips planned for the future, and Ronda I am sure will play just as hard. Talk to you all soon!!
Cheers,
Hana, Lilo, and Ronda
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